title: Successful treatment of chronic periapical osteomyelitis in a Parma wallaby (Macropus parma) using comprehensive endodontic therapy with apicoectomy.
abstract: Although necrobacillosis remains a common condition of captive macropods, there have been limited reports of successful treatment modalities by which it can be treated. Comprehensive endodontic therapy with apicoectomy has been used reliably in human and domestic animal dentistry. This report describes a case of periapical osteomyelitis involving a mandibular incisor in a Parma wallaby (Macropus parma) that was successfully treated using these techniques in conjunction with low-level laser therapy at 810 nm, which was used for decontamination of the pulp cavity, anti-inflammatory, and biostimulatory effects.
authors.affiliation: Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego Wild Animal Park, 15500 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, California 92027, USA. conchubhair2001@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Conor P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Kilgallon
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bicknese
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Fagan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001047:Apicoectomy / Q000662:veterinary*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D007614:Macropodidae; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*